Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 288 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
9. 9.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?

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